Braves 5, Tigers 3: Notes, quotes from Wednesday's loss

1:22 AM,
Feb. 28, 2013

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At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.

WHAT HAPPENED: Juan Francisco's three-run home run in the first inning off Rick Porcello gave Atlanta a lead it never lost. In the Detroit Tigers' first, Prince Fielder pulled a long two-run homer off Tim Hudson that landed on the roof of the indoor batting cages. ...

ACES' HI: After he concluded his three-inning start, Hudson stopped on his way to the clubhouse to shake hands with Justin Verlander in front of the Tigers' first-base dugout.